Strawberry Varieties by State

By Mr. Strawberry

If you have landed on Strawberry Plants .org looking for guidance regarding planting or growing strawberries, you are in the right place. Many people come here looking for advice on which specific strawberry variety they should plant in their respective states. Well, as one might expect, there are a lot of different climates and growing conditions out there. Each of the United States has its own unique general soil composition, rainfall, and weather patterns.

Consequently, any given strawberry plant variety is likely to do better in one specific region than other regions. While some cultivars are able to adapt to many environments, others have been bred to be highly productive in a relatively narrow climate range.

This guide is a state-by-state list of strawberry varieties that do well in each state. Once you find your state and a prospective variety for your own garden, you can check the Strawberry Varieties page for more information or go to the Buy Strawberry Plants page to order them directly from an online nursery. If you have a specific nursery from which you would like to order, see if they offer your chosen variety by looking them up in the Strawberry Plants for Sale directory. Without further ado, here are the recommended strawberry varieties for each state:

Recommended Strawberry Varieties by State

The states and the specific varieties recommended for growing in each one are listed in alphabetical order below. Simply scroll down to the appropriate letter and find the state for which you are looking, or click your state’s abbreviation in the table below to jump straight there. If the variety is linked, clicking the link will take you directly to a list of nurseries or wholesalers who offer that particular variety for sale online.

To jump directly to your state, simply click the state abbreviation here:

ARIZONA Strawberry Varieties

Recommended strawberry varieties for Arizona: Camarosa, Chandler. Note: Arizona is not considered a good location for strawberry cultivation. (According to the University of Arizona Citrus Agricultural Center)

GEORGIA Strawberry Varieties

Recommended strawberry varieties for Georgia: Apollo, Delite, Cardinal, Earliglow, Sunrise, Surecrop. (According to the University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

HAWAII Strawberry Varieties

Recommended strawberry varieties for Hawaii: Eversweet, Quinault, Seascape. Although strawberries are grown commercially on the Islands, and the Fragaria chiloensis species of strawberries grow at elevation there, they are more difficult to grow in the tropical environment and not highly recommended. The three varieties listed are sold in nurseries on Hawaii.

54 comments to Recommended Strawberry Varieties by State

We live in Eastern TN, elevation around 1000′, humid summers, rainy winters. I would like to plant Quinault and 1 other variety, what would you recommend? I’m looking for superior taste more than any other quality. Thank you so very much.

Karen Martin,
Fiesta strawberries are a less-common variety, but are more suitable to warmer weather than are many other varieties, just like Chandler strawberries are. They are a good substitute for Chandlers. I believe they are June-bearing. If you don’t mind me asking, where did you get the Fiesta plugs/plants from?

I just received Fiesta variety cultivars to plant as a substitute for my Chandler variety of plugs.
However, I cannot see anything about this variety on the web. Can you tell me if they are suited for Arkansas and anything about them. Are they a day neutral or ever9bearing?

Allen,
Yes, growing pineberries is feasible. You can get them from the suppliers listed here, if you’d like. As for a specific variety for you location, I would recommend trying Chandler or Camarosa. Good luck!

Mr. strawberry, this site is fantastic. I have a plantar box in which I plan to fill with strawberry plants. I live in Southern California. What varietal would you recommend as the recs are for the whole state of CA but climate can vary depending where you are. Also I’m interested in growing pine berries. Do you think its feasible?

In a desert, hot country like Kuwait (in the Middle East), but using excellent potting soil and enough fresh water irrigation, what strawberry varieties should I plant in a garden of 30×30 ft.? Thank you

Steve,
They might be wild strawberries of either the F. virginiana or F. vesca species. Of course, however, there aren’t a whole lot of nutrients in gravel parking lots, so any variety would likely produce small, stunted berries. Without more information, it is basically impossible to determine the variety with any amount of certainty. Just check the flowers. If the flowers are yellow, they aren’t strawberries at all. Good luck!

Mr. Strawberry how can I identify the variety of strawberry plants I have?
I found them growing in gravel at a parking lot and rescued them.
They seems to be a hardy variety with small berries. Since transplanting they have really taken off and are doing well. Thanks Steve

Hi,
I am doing a school project on strawberries and was wondering what type of strawberry would be better to plant in southern Saskatchewan. I have looked at many websites and they all have diffrent answers.

Hi I am in Kenya and I was wondering which strawberry variety can do well in a place called Naivasha, here is a link to the climatic conditions of Naivasha. worldclimateguide.co.uk/climateguides/kenya/naivasha.php

Neil,
Kent, Glooscap, Bounty, Honeoye, and Cavendish are all good June-bearing varieties for Alberta, Canada. Ogallala and Fort Laramie are good everbearing varieties. Tristar, Fern, Seascape, and Albion are good day-neutral varieties. Good luck!

Steve,
Living in Zone 6b, you might want to try strawberries. They won’t produce fruit optimally under the conditions you describe, but they very well could serve as a ground cover. If you plant and mulch well the first year, the runner plants can form a thick mat that will diminish (but not eliminate) other weeds. Good luck!

This is a little off topic but not terribly. I have 23 acres and a full vegetable garden. about 10 of the 23 acres I have wooded partial sun partial shade. I am looking for multiple perennial ground covers (strawberries?) that I can plant across the hillside. I live in TN, and am in zone 6b. I want to use my land to be productive both for humans and wildlife, as well as used to keep the brambles and other non edible weeds from cursing my forests as undergrowth. Any suggestions?

Hello again Mr. Strawberry! I just looked under ‘recommended varieties by state’ and saw that “Note: Arizona is not considered a good location for strawberry cultivation. (According to the University of Arizona Citrus Agricultural Center)”
I’d have to say to please add that with proper soil prep, mulching and watering, (lots of water!) strawberries do great in AZ! I’ve grown them for 2 years so far with beginner’s knowledge and still learning, and we have lots of big, juicy strawberries and healthy plants with tons of runners!

Donna Knies,
To have fruit throughout the growing season, you will need different varieties. You should plant an early season variety, a mid-season variety, and a late season variety, at minimum. You can find the recommended varieties above under Indiana. Just pick one variety each of the early/mid/late producers. Good luck!

Ganjar Asmorotanto,
Unfortunately, strawberry plants are temperate by nature. They are not well-suited for tropical climates. If you are successful in keeping the plants alive, they will likely not produce much fruit, if any, for you. Sorry!

Jay Davis,
For a little bit of tartness, the easiest way to get it is by picking your strawberries just before they are fully ripe. For example, pick the strawberries when they look like the 4th and 5th berries from the right in this picture. Good luck!

Ruby Red Strawberries,
A good variety for growing in England is Royal Sovereign. However, you may run into problems if you attempt to grow from seed. The alpine strawberry varieties will grow true from seed, and a few F1 hybrids do ok from seed as well. Most varieties, however, do not. Royal Sovereign and most of the commercially available varieties will NOT grow true from seed. If your intention is to grow your gift plants from seeds, you should probably consider the varieties on the Buy Strawberry Seeds page. Good luck!

Hi, what is the best type of strawberry to grow in England? I don’t have a greenhouse, but I do have a big conservatory that is really warm. I need a type that does not take long before they start shooting leaves, 3-5 months maybe,before they start growing good-sized leaves? I am planning to raise strawberries from a seed,and sell them as gifts. I don’t really have much experience on strawberries, which means I am just a beginner, but I really want to master it!

jan crooks,
I’ve not heard of an actual variety called that. Chances are good that it was a differently-named variety that just got re-dubbed with that moniker. If you do find a supplier of such a strawberry, let me know, and I will add it to this site’s directory!

Stein’s in West Bend WI sold a variety called “World’s best tasting strawberry” a couple years ago. They were the best, they no longer carry them – does anyone know of someone that does? It was an ever-baring and so tasty

I live in north toledo, Ohio right on the border of Michigan. Will be my 1st yr of planting berries. Looking for2-3 varieties suitable for OH-MI line. Asking for 2-3 because I would like mix my plantings with 2 varieties of strawberries or even 3. Thus the reason being I would like to have multiple harvests of berries and hopefully with the right kinds will let me ALWAYS have berries to pick at ALL times of the 4-6month growing season. Thank you

I live in Montgomery, Alabama. Do strawberries actually do well in Alabama? The ones being sold a local large chain store, Sam’s, is Ozark Beauty but this is not on the recommended listing for Alabama. So, if bought they will not do well. The cost is $25 for a pot and 12 plants.

klindsey,
They will probably do ok in the northern parts of Texas with a little extra TLC. They are temperate plants, though, and may do poorly if your particular location is too hot or arid. Good luck!

I lived on Bainbridge Island when young. Now as an adult, I still live in Puget Sound, but I have found strawberries to be very unflavorful and bland ever since I moved. Can someone tell me what variety they grow on Bainbridge? I just wish I’d checked.

I was curious as to what types of strawberries grow best in the Tropics (Thailand)?

Could you point me to any resources about successfully growing sweet strawberries in this area? Most of the strawberries I have tried that have been grown in the tropics (even at elevation) tend to be very tart and have little sweetness.

Candice,
Strawberries prefer full sun, so most will struggle in the conditions you describe. However, I’d recommend you try one of the varieties listed on this page that is recommended for Oregon. Good luck!

Maria,
Unfortunately for your situation, strawberries are temperate plants. I actually wouldn’t recommend you try growing them there as they likely will either die or do very poorly, unless they have a highly controlled environment in a greenhouse or other growing system. Good luck!

Hi, I live in Puerto Rico (a US commonwealth) in the Caribbean, usually I use Florida as a growing guide, but they get frosts and we don’t. Instead, we have a rainy season where the temperature hovers around 78-85 for about three months then heats up through summer before cooling off to 65-78 at the end of November through March. Generally, it’s reasonably moist but not wet, not hot and not cold, with a few potentially scorching days in mid-summer.

What sort of strawberry variety would you recommend? I’m not really after a high yield of tangy berries, but I would like something that would grow sweet.

I live in MN, very much interested in to farming in hoop greenhosue as business. We are in the middle of the deal to lease greenhouse. Absolutlly, I will find out the cheapest heating sources for warming in greenhouse.

What kind of strawberry do you recommend in greenhouse on high bed(1~11/2′)?